causticity
Example Sentences
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A perfect match for the general causticity of the screenplay by Brooks, MacLaine and Winger were far from typical Hollywood stars.
From Slate • May 4, 2021
Mr. Yankovic seemed somewhat chagrined by this incident one month later and said any causticity in his blog post came from fear that his work on “Perform This Way” would be wasted.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2011
It is colored with the lyric causticity of the Brecht-Weill collaborations.
From Time Magazine Archive
“What, however, are the facts?” it was demanding, with the causticity of baffled helplessness.
From Max Carrados by Bramah, Ernest
Other temporary phrases of this nature were equally in vogue, nor have they escaped the vigilant causticity of Jonson.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
